Shondells looking for Final Four spot

Kristina Kerrigan, UI win finals berth

10:26 PM,
Dec. 6, 2012

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| The Star Press

Brothers Dave and John Shondell left the friendly confines of Delaware County in 2003 to take over a floundering Purdue volleyball program that last played in the NCAA Tournament in 1990.

The Shondells, Dave as the head coach and John as his assistant, guided the Boilermakers back to the tournament in their second season, and now in their 10th year, they stand two wins away from their first Final Four appearance.

Purdue will play tonight in its fourth NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 match in the last five years. The Boilermakers will play host to Big Ten rival Minnesota at 7:30 in the West Lafayette ...